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Contra Costa County issues indoor business vaccination, testing order
As of Sept. 22, customers at many Contra Costa County indoor businesses will have to show proof of vaccination or negative test. Workers have until Nov. 1 to prove...Read More
Pandemic-era dining parklets, to-go drinks here to stay through end of year
Restaurants and bars will be able to continue offering expanded outdoor dining and takeout alcoholic beverages through the end of the year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Flanked by...Read More
Contra Costa County tightens capacity limits amid rise in Covid-19 cases
In the face of rising Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations in Contra Costa County over the past week, county public health officials on Wednesday tightened restrictions on business openings and...Read More
Immediate California orders near second shutdown
Responding to growing Covid-19 hospitalization and test positivity rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday issued strict statewide and county-specific orders that come close to a broad shutdown of most indoor...Read More
SF again pauses reopening plans as Covid-19 cases spike
San Francisco is hitting pause on yet another reopening phase that would have allowed restaurants to resume indoor dining and bars to serve customers outdoors as of July 13....Read More
Covid-19 update: Newsom hits ‘dimmer switch’ on state’s reopening plans, four Bay Area counties pause next phase, U.S. fails...
Four Bay Area counties are now pausing their next reopening phases as rising trends sound alarms for local and state officials monitoring the situation. The state’s governor is considering...Read More
SF lays out roadmap to reopen businesses, orders face coverings outdoors
San Francisco Thursday released a reopening timeline by industry accompanied by a more strict order pertaining to face coverings. Dozens of counties across California, including three in the Bay...Read More
Celebration, resistance collide at San Francisco’s 49th annual Pride parade
Motorcycles revved up, sending the crowd of hundreds of thousands into a frenzy. Sabine Balden sat on her bike, ready to ride, dressed in clothes that matched her fire-red...Read More
Flush with color, San Francisco ushers in Year of the Pig
For one moment, the City sprang to colorful life. Read More
Donut-spinning driver crashes, arrested on suspected DUI
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Thursday morning after crashing into a street sign in Petaluma.Read More
Thousands savored her Tamales. Dozens showed up for her funeral.
Virginia Ramos, San Francisco's "Tamale Lady," used to say “I don’t know you, but I love you."Read More
Legislators green-light late night drinking law
California lawmakers passed Sen. Scott Weiner's, D-San Francisco, bill to allow cities to extend the sale of alcohol at bars, nightclubs, and restaurants to as late as 4 a.m.Read More
San Francisco drops ban hammer on plastic straws
San Francisco will soon join other cities across the country in prohibiting the use of straws and other plastic food accessories.Read More
Sanctuary state law stands in federal court
A federal judge in Sacramento refused Thursday to block two state laws that the Trump Administration claimed obstructed federal immigration enforcement.Read More
Oakland says ‘no’ to drinking straws
The Oakland City Council has voted unanimously to approve an ordinance that will prohibit the use of single-use plastic straws unless requested by customers.Read More
Two women killed in Vallejo crash
The Solano County coroner's office has identified two women who were killed in a single vehicle crash into a traffic light pole in Vallejo early this morning as Santaleighsa...Read More
Wiener tries again with late-night booze bill
San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener Thursday reintroduced legislation that would allow a handful of cities to extend alcohol sales as late as 4 a.m.Read More
Consecutive life terms for JewelryMart killer
A judge Wednesday sentenced an Antioch man convicted in a 2013 attack at San Francisco's Gift Center & JewelryMart that killed two people and injured a third.Read More
Late night booze bill clears hurdle
A bill that would allow local communities across California to extend alcohol sales hours past 2 a.m. is one step closer to becoming law.Read More
Restaurant, bar owners split over 4 a.m. closing time
Google "sports bar in San Francisco," and Giordano Bros. on 16th Street near Valencia stands near the top of the results.Read More